Johnny Green
Born: 1908-10-10 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1989-05-15
Known For: Sound
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earliest, "Body and Soul" from the revue Three's A Crowd. Green won four Academy Awards for his film scores and a fifth for producing a short musical film, and he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
1972
- The Ballad of Billie Blue as Johnny Green
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- Mean Justice ... (Original Music Composer)
1969
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? ... (Original Music Composer)
1968
- Oliver! ... (Original Music Composer)
1966
- Alvarez Kelly ... (Original Music Composer)
1965
- Cinderella ... (Music Director)
1963
- Twilight of Honor ... (Original Music Composer)
1961
- West Side Story ... (Music Supervisor)
1960
- Pepe ... (Original Music Composer)
1958
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ... (Music)
1957
- Raintree County ... (Original Music Composer)
1956
- High Society ... (Music Supervisor)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me ... (Music Director)
1955
- I'll Cry Tomorrow ... (Music Supervisor)
- The Cobweb ... (Conductor)
1954
- Brigadoon ... (Music Director)
- The Strauss Fantasy as Himself as Conductor
- La Gazza Ladra Overture as Himself - Conductor
- M-G-M Jubilee Overture as Himself
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor as Johnny Green
- Capriccio Italien as Himself - Conductor
1952
- Because You're Mine ... (Original Music Composer)
1951
- An American in Paris ... (Music Director)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man ... (Music)
- The Great Caruso ... (Original Music Composer)
- Too Young to Kiss ... (Music Director)
- Mr. Imperium ... (Music Director)
- Grounds for Marriage ... (Music Director)
1950
- Summer Stock ... (Music Director)
- The Toast of New Orleans ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion ... (Music)
1949
- The Inspector General ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff ... (Music)
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Easter Parade ... (Music Director)
1947
- Cynthia ... (Original Music Composer)
- Something in the Wind ... (Original Music Composer)
1946
- Easy to Wed ... (Original Music Composer)
1945
- Week-End at the Waldorf ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Sailor Takes a Wife ... (Music)
1944
- Bathing Beauty ... (Music Director)
- Broadway Rhythm ... (Original Music Composer)
1938
- Start Cheering as Johnny Green
- Love on a Budget as Boy
1935
- Johnny Green & His Orchestra as Himself
- Melody Magic as Himself
- Radio Rhapsody as Himself
1933
- Song Shopping as Johnny Green
1932
- Wayward ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Misleading Lady ... (Original Music Composer)
1931
- The Smiling Lieutenant ... (Music Arranger)
- Secrets of a Secretary ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Girl Habit ... (Music)
1930
- Heads Up ... (Music Arranger)
- The Big Pond ... (Music Arranger)